Interaction with peers is an important contributor to young children's social and cognitive development. Yet, little is known about the nature of social networks within preschool inclusive classrooms. The current study applied a social network analysis to characterize children's peer interactions in inclusive classrooms and their relations with children's disability status. The participants wer...

Traditionally, research into early childhood has tended to emphasise the importance of cognitive, language and motor development. This has been particularly apparent in approaches to therapy and education which have concentrated on these areas at times, it might be claimed, to the detriment of the child's social and personal development. In discussing this issue with respect to young children w...

abstract introduction: lifelong behavior and risk factors of chronic diseases extend from early life to adulthood. it seems that dietary habits and unhealthy food consumption, as well as passive smoking play an important role in the development of such diseases. multiple studies have shown that healthy lifestyle education in preschool children improves their knowledge, attitude and practice abo...

 Attendance at preschool has a significant positive impact on later NAPLAN outcomes, particularly in the domains of Numeracy, Reading and Spelling.  The direct causal effects of preschool attendance are equivalent to 10 to 20 NAPLAN points or 15 to 20 weeks of schooling at the Year 3 level, three years after attending preschool.  Children who did not attend preschool would have gained more f...

Introduction: Children are the nation’s most important assets. Preschool period is a fantastic time for a child to learn things. At the same time, they become easily frustrated. A large number of children suffer from behavioral problems at one time or the other during their development. Mothers should try to devote some time for their children to make them feel loved and special. Mothers should...

background: specific language impairment (sli) is one of the most common developmental problems resulting in referral to speech therapy clinics in the preschool years. a number of studies have been conducted to determine the prevalence of sli in different populations. however, the prevalence of childhood language disorders in iranian population is unknown because of the limited epidemiologic st...